Internships
The Communication Department encourages majors to pursue internships during their time at Boston College. Internships provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom in a real world setting. They also help students define their interests, acquire practical experience, and begin building their own network.
Any senior major who has completed the requisite courses is eligible for Senior Internship Seminar, a graded three-credit course that counts as a communication elective. These internships serve as capstone experiences and help majors begin the transition away from college into a communication-related profession.聽
The Internship Practicum is designed to provide you with an opportunity to explore a particular career or field in-depth. The program will require you to develop聽skills聽and聽knowledge聽in聽a professional聽setting,聽while also requiring you to integrate those skills and knowledge into your academic education. After completing the internship practicum, you should have acquired additional professional and technical skills, as well as a deeper understanding of your interest in the field where your internship took place.聽
The聽program聽is聽open聽to聽majors聽with聽junior聽and聽senior聽standing.聽Potential聽interns聽must聽have聽completed聽the聽foundational courses in the communication major.聽 In addition, they must have completed the application for this practicum course no later than the day before classes begin.聽
The Internship Director will notify students accepted to the program no later than the first day of classes and they will be registered for the course. Students cannot add the seminar to their own schedule.聽
Those students accepted for the program are responsible for securing an appropriate field placement, subject to the approval of the Director of the Senior Internship Seminar. Internship credit can only be awarded for a placement that offers professional-level supervision, requires skills consistent with the intern's academic experiences, and meets the test for an appropriate placement established by the internship program. Communication internship opportunities will be regularly sent via listserv. If you are interested in being added to the listserv, please email celeste.wells@bc.edu. Internships in communication and related fields can also be found on the聽Boston College Career Center website.
厂迟耻诲别苍迟蝉听尘补测听别苍谤辞濒濒听颈苍听迟丑别听颈苍迟别谤苍蝉丑颈辫听辫谤补肠迟颈肠耻尘听蹿辞谤听辞苍别听蝉别尘别蝉迟别谤听辞苍濒测;听迟丑颈蝉听肠辞耻苍迟蝉听补蝉听补听颁辞尘尘耻苍颈肠补迟颈辞苍听听贰濒别肠迟颈惫别.听
If you are accepted into the seminar, you are responsible for securing an appropriate internship, subject to the approval of the Internship Director. Internship credit can only be awarded for a placement that has a professional level of supervision, requires skills consistent with the academic experiences of the intern, and meets the guidelines for an appropriate placement established聽by聽the聽internship聽program, which are:
- Work 15-20 hours per week at their placement (in-person, hybrid, online)
- Attend periodic seminars with the Internship Director and complete all assignments.
- Meet all deadlines and complete all paperwork for the course, including a term research paper.聽
- Understand their position will result in academic credit if completed successfully alongside their integrated coursework provided by the Communication Department.
- Understand that their internship is conducted without guarantee or entitlement to a paid job at the conclusion of the internship.
Grading in the internship program is based upon rigorous standards. Superior grades聽(i.e., A and A-) will be awarded only where there is demonstrable proof of superior work in both the academic seminar and the internship itself. The student鈥檚 direct supervisor at the placement must complete an evaluation at the end of the placement period in order for a grade to be issued.
The Department works with majors to find appropriate placements. The best internships offer the student a range of experiences, provide the opportunity to work on a meaningful project, and involve regular contact with a supervisor who is interested in the student's learning. Over the years the Department has developed an extensive network of outstanding internship opportunities. Recent internship placements include:
Advertising
Arnold Worldwide, Hill Holiday, Mullen
Print Journalism
Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, Boston Metro, Boston Phoenix, Body & Soul, GQ, Sports Illustrated, Tennis World, Travel & Leisure, Vogue
Public Relations
Blitz, Callanan & Klein Communications, Citizens Financial Group Public Affairs Dept., Cone Communications, Gucci Marketing Department, Kraft Sports Production, O'Neill and Associates, PUMA, Reebok, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Radio
Clear Channel Radio, Entercom Radio Boston, ESPN Radio, Kiss 108 FM, Magic 106.7, Mix 98.5, SONY, WAAF and MIKE FM, WEEI Sports Radio, WROR 105.7
Television
CBS College Sports, CBS Network News, Comcast Sports Network, ESPN, ESPNU Campus Connection, FOX Sports, Late Show with David Letterman, MSN蝌蚪直播, MTV Networks, N蝌蚪直播 News Dateline, N蝌蚪直播/Universal, NESN, New England Cable News, Telemundo, The Tennis Channel, The Tonight Show with Conan O鈥橞rien, VH1, WBZ TV (Channel 4), CBS TV, WCVB TV (Channel 5), WFXT Boston (Fox 25), WGBH TV PBS (Channel 2), WHDH TV (Channel 7)
Health Communication
American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Media Relations, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Fashion/Event Planning Media Relations
Abercrombie & Fitch, Anthem Group, Anthropologie, Calvin Klein, Chanel USA, Conde Nast, Donna Karan, GQ, InStyle, L'Oreal, Polina Fashion, Vera Wang, Vogue
Sports/Media Relations
Boston Bruins, Boston Cannons, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Cape Cod Baseball League, Lowell Spinners, New England Patriots, New England Revolution, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Lightning
Non-profit
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Mustard Seed, American Cancer Society, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Make-A-Wish